England to be sacrificed to pay bribes to Scots, Welsh and Irish

The problem is that England has no representation. There needs to be a English Conservative party in the same way as there are Welsh, Northern Irish and Scots Conservative parties.

Until then the answer will always be to short change England.

See Conservative home reaction to the TPA's analysis of this year Barnett Formula bonaza for the Celts.

Further:

Alan Cochrane writes in the Telegraph today (no comments allowd on his peace today - and I can see why he would be running scared of them ):

In addition David Cameron has made it plain that he is determined to safeguard the UK by not pandering to his "little Englander" wing and by putting the Union first.

If you read the article you'll see that only English nationalism is referred to as "little". Scots nationalism by contrast is granted full respect by this supposed Unionist, who from what I can see has been employed by the Telegraph with the single task of defending the Union.

And yet, by and large, it is not the English nationalists who seek to break the Union, but the Scots.

So, Mr Cochrane, why never "little Scotlanders" ?

Also see:

Iain Dale: The Barnett Formula: Time for it to go
Unequal Shares: A definitive guide to the Barnett Formula ( TPA)

Brown defends the Barnett formula

After a question from Graham Brady in PMQs asking why his constituents should pay for their prescriptions, and Gordon Brown's Scottish constituents should not - Brown came out to defend the Barnett formula - or perhaps rather to challenge the other parties to come up with something else ....

Q2. [160145] Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West) (Con): Why should my constituents pay more tax so that the Prime Minister’s constituents pay no prescription charges?

The Prime Minister: The Welsh Assembly made a decision on prescription charges, and the Scottish Parliament made a decision. They make decisions within their own budgets, and their budgets are allocated under a formula agreed by both parties in this House over the past 30 years. No more money goes to Scotland or Wales as a result of their decisions on prescriptions. That is the Barnett formula that has been agreed by all parties over the years. [Interruption.] If the Conservative party wishes to change its policy it should tell us now, but its policy throughout has been to support this funding formula

We need to hang Brown out to dry on Barnett.

PS I notice Brown repeating his £6billion lie again during PMQs - can't he remember his father telling him not to lie or bear false witness ? Of course he can - he just prefers deception and dishonesty.